TEACHING MATERIALS Process Materials 1. Developing your team charter · Start by reviewing the project assignment. · Take notes on your team’s overall project goals, then ask members to define their own goals. · Take notes about each member’s talents, goals, expectations (SEE SAMPLE CHARTER ON BB) Ø talk about how much each member wants to invest Ø what skills each member wants to learn/improve Ø are there any potential limitations/restrictions on time, and does she/he want to settle for a negotiation if she/he can only do much less work... (uncover differences now) Ø goals that everyone agrees on; break them down (make them measurable) · Talk about what unique contribution each member can make. But also talk about where their motivation is—because motivation comes before skills. Ø Who is good at keeping time, who is experienced with managing tasks, and who might be best with coordinating the work of the members? Ø Who is fast with finding information, doing research, in particular serious online research skills Ø Who does communication well? Ø In fact, will your team have a project manager? Or, will different members steer different aspects of the project? Who will be the “spokesperson” of your group if the instructor asks for one? Ø outlining the final project (first); coordinating the three or four parts together Ø revising and editing drafts, proofreading and formatting them Ø adding visual and enhancing document design Ø planning and leading the group presentation; making the oral presentation effective Ø creating presentation slide (PowerPoint) Ø creating a web-site; creating/finding/integrating other media (audio, video, stills, objects) · How can your team take advantage of those skills/talents for enhancing the quality of the project? · Maybe you want to share those skills with each other? For the project and beyond. · How will your team collaborate? How will it coordinate tasks for when members work outside of class? How do you want to optimize the use of limited time given in class? · How will your group resolve impasses/roadblocks? · How will it handle missed deadlines? · What constitutes unacceptable work to your group and how will you handle it? · POST THE DRAFT IN A WIKI PAGE NAMED “OUR TEAM CHARTER”—and assign one member to keep updating it.
Group team charter july 16, 2009 Team Members:
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2. Developing a task schedule · Start by brainstorming and listing the work to be done for the project (review the assignment once more) · Add contribution value to the list of work so it becomes an assignment worksheet · Then, enter dates, which is the third essential column in a task schedule (see the meeting days and descriptions in the course schedule, and the days when project related assignments are due in the homework column) · Remember to ask what members are most motivated to do, then ask them to contribute what they can best do · Talk about the secondary contributor for each area (to reallocate work or help the primary person when needed) · Remember to keep padding time, especially at crucial stages in the process (like turning in the final proposal, finalizing and rehearsing the presentation) · POST THE DRAFT ON A WIKI PAGE NAMED “OUR TASK SCHEDULE”—and assign one member to keep updating it.
(use this table if you prefer to jot down notes on paper first)
When
Who
What
Status Update
Comments
08/11
group
class presentation
ready
post on Bb
Meeting Agenda (project manager collects agenda, prioritizes them, floats before every meeting, whereas you may assign any member to take meeting minutes).
__ Meeting Minutes (use this table if you prefer to work on paper, but post the minutes on wiki)
agenda
discussion/decision
action items/for next time
IMPORTANT: Process materials must be posted as wiki pages and credit will be given to the individual members that post the materials (team charter, task schedule, meeting minutes/agenda).
Process Materials
1. Developing your team charter
· Start by reviewing the project assignment.
· Take notes on your team’s overall project goals, then ask members to define their own goals.
· Take notes about each member’s talents, goals, expectations (SEE SAMPLE CHARTER ON BB)
Ø talk about how much each member wants to invest
Ø what skills each member wants to learn/improve
Ø are there any potential limitations/restrictions on time, and does she/he want to settle for a negotiation if she/he can only do much less work... (uncover differences now)
Ø goals that everyone agrees on; break them down (make them measurable)
· Talk about what unique contribution each member can make. But also talk about where their motivation is—because motivation comes before skills.
Ø Who is good at keeping time, who is experienced with managing tasks, and who might be best with coordinating the work of the members?
Ø Who is fast with finding information, doing research, in particular serious online research skills
Ø Who does communication well?
Ø In fact, will your team have a project manager? Or, will different members steer different aspects of the project? Who will be the “spokesperson” of your group if the instructor asks for one?
Ø outlining the final project (first); coordinating the three or four parts together
Ø revising and editing drafts, proofreading and formatting them
Ø adding visual and enhancing document design
Ø planning and leading the group presentation; making the oral presentation effective
Ø creating presentation slide (PowerPoint)
Ø creating a web-site; creating/finding/integrating other media (audio, video, stills, objects)
· How can your team take advantage of those skills/talents for enhancing the quality of the project?
· Maybe you want to share those skills with each other? For the project and beyond.
· How will your team collaborate? How will it coordinate tasks for when members work outside of class? How do you want to optimize the use of limited time given in class?
· How will your group resolve impasses/roadblocks?
· How will it handle missed deadlines?
· What constitutes unacceptable work to your group and how will you handle it?
· POST THE DRAFT IN A WIKI PAGE NAMED “OUR TEAM CHARTER”—and assign one member to keep updating it.
Group team charter july 16, 2009
Team Members:
_
_
_
Broad Team Goals
Measurable Team Goals
Personal goals, motivations, contributions
Individual Commitment, limitations, differences, etc
Resolving Impasses
Missed Deadline
Unacceptable Work
Other concerns
2. Developing a task schedule
· Start by brainstorming and listing the work to be done for the project (review the assignment once more)
· Add contribution value to the list of work so it becomes an assignment worksheet
· Then, enter dates, which is the third essential column in a task schedule (see the meeting days and descriptions in the course schedule, and the days when project related assignments are due in the homework column)
· Remember to ask what members are most motivated to do, then ask them to contribute what they can best do
· Talk about the secondary contributor for each area (to reallocate work or help the primary person when needed)
· Remember to keep padding time, especially at crucial stages in the process (like turning in the final proposal, finalizing and rehearsing the presentation)
· POST THE DRAFT ON A WIKI PAGE NAMED “OUR TASK SCHEDULE”—and assign one member to keep updating it.
(use this table if you prefer to jot down notes on paper first)
Meeting Agenda (project manager collects agenda, prioritizes them, floats before every meeting, whereas you may assign any member to take meeting minutes).
__
Meeting Minutes (use this table if you prefer to work on paper, but post the minutes on wiki)
IMPORTANT: Process materials must be posted as wiki pages and credit will be given to the individual members that post the materials (team charter, task schedule, meeting minutes/agenda).